What a Wonderful World

Back to life

2009-01-05T09:29:00.003-05:00

Today starts the day we all get back to reality and back to work / school / life. I'm ready for it actually. I like routine and I think the kids are ready for it too. So today I have 3 work projects to start on, I need to clear my desk for that. Oh and the toy store that is the kids room needs unpacked.

I also need a new banner. The kids have totally grown tons and tons since those pictures were taken. Need to make a list of things to do.....yes, that sounds like a good idea.

Our Christmas Tree

2008-12-07T20:03:00.002-05:00

We decorated our tree last weekend as a family, complete with hot chocolate. Yes I had to remove half the ornaments that we all on the front bottom 4 feet but we had a great time doing it.

Pre-School

2008-10-28T22:43:00.003-04:00

I held it together as my baby boy went off to school, sigh. Isn't he cute?

Memories

2008-10-21T17:51:00.002-04:00

I feel like I'm forgetting so much of their lives, it's going by so fast. I have to make a point to start bringing my camera with me so I can remember the sweetness in my old age or when their teenagers...lol.

While I'm at it...

2008-10-06T21:22:00.002-04:00

Girls can not pee on trees.

It doesn't work. So darling child please don't try again.

Rhyming

2008-10-06T21:19:00.002-04:00

Brandon loves to rhyme.

Our favorite "Itchy and Bitchy".

Poison

2008-08-25T08:48:00.001-04:00

Poison ivy not the band.

A horrible itchy painful hell that I am in.

Ladies and Gentlemen....

2008-08-20T12:22:00.001-04:00

We were playing on the beach the other night and Brandon & Sienna were putting on a show singing and dancing while jumping into a huge pit someone had dug in the sand. They kept announcing themselves. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls" and then from Sienna "Birdies and Seagulls"! I love that she was including everyone. =;)

And just because....

2008-08-15T21:42:00.001-04:00

Caught the big one

2008-08-15T21:39:00.003-04:00

Not exactly what we were hoping for but it put up a huge fight. I wish I would have taken a picture with something next to it so you could see the size....it was huge!

Amish Friendship Bread

2008-07-30T14:44:00.002-04:00

Oh the pressure of being responsible for this starter and baking wonderful bread! I baked my first 2 loaves the other day and while it tastes more like coffee cake it's delish! Have to remember to feed it tomorrow. My freezer is going to be full by the holidays. lol Anyone want a starter? I'll save you one next time around. =;)

I think part of the purpose is to go out and make new friends by giving away the starter and the recipe but oh well.

Sleepy Day

2008-07-27T21:34:00.004-04:00

Today was just an odd day for me. I slept in after pushing both the kids to go down stairs and wake up Mimi and Pappy. I knew they would give them breakfast. So sometime after 9am I got myself up and started the day already counting down the hours that I would lay down with the kids and take a nap. It was a good nap day too, cloudy and then rainy, perfect. Anyway, napped for 2 hours and still very sleepy. I don't know what's up today. I think it could also be the GIANT Apricot Brandy slush I just had. Early to bed, maybe tomorrow I will be more awake.

6 Random Things....

2008-07-21T23:21:00.003-04:00

I was tagged by a few people so here goes.

1). I can go to my closet right now and pull out clothing that I wore in middle school or high school.

2). I'm a pack rat which I get honestly from my parents.

3). I can't start a new work project until my desk is cleaned off.

4). I can't sleep with the tv or radio on.

5). I have my own potters wheel in my shed and have been itching to pull it out. Hope it still works, it's been a few years.

6). I can't stand polish on my finger nails but I don't think there has been a day since my college years where there hasn't been polish on my toes.

Tag to anyone that hasn't done it yet.

Picture Day

2008-07-18T12:53:00.003-04:00

Just a few random pictures from the summer so far. I think I'll be back for awhile. =;)

First Boat Ride of 2008

2008-05-26T19:05:00.002-04:00

And I got my first sunburn too. Here are the kids before we set off. It was a great Memorial Day!

Got Wine?

2008-05-13T13:00:00.005-04:00

My racks are almost empty.

I'm past spring fever and have moved right into summer fever. I'm ready to go on vacation, swim, sun and fun. For some reason I just can't get my favorite "wine tour" out of my head, we love going to Seneca Lake. We never made it last summer and I'm not sure why but I think we've done it for the 5 or 6 years previous. I'm running out of wine and I'm already thinking what day we can make it up to Seneca this summer. It a good time. Wagner also has a brewery in which you can stand and sample a boat load of beers, gets me silly every time.

However, I know that I will be going back to PA to visit soon so my parents have a pass from bringing me wine from Shade Mountain.

I think I may need to cash in my wine fund jar and get shopping.

Please stop raining

2008-05-12T15:01:00.001-04:00

My yard is a mess, my flowers are drowning, and I turned my heat back on. Bah!

Need me some pictures

2008-05-08T22:15:00.003-04:00

I love Spring

2008-05-06T22:59:00.004-04:00

I'm in full planting mode. Bill and the kids have paid for every flower, herb and veggie I have wanted over the past week for Mother's Day and I've been having a ball. All I do is fill up a wagon and Bill is right there to handle the rest. It's been a wonderful Mother's Day gift. Besides almost slicing the top of my finger off today because a previous owner seemed to plant glass instead of plants, it's been another wonderful day. To top it off a friend of mine dropped of my favorite purple basil just because she knew I was looking for it.

Relief

2008-05-05T22:49:00.001-04:00

Today was the first day in weeks that I could breath a sigh of relief that my busy spell with work is almost over. Being a freelancer means you have to go with the rain and the dry spells and boy has it been raining over here. I see light at the end of the tunnel and today I spent with Brandon and Sienna. It felt good to just have the Mom hat on and play and plant flowers. My kids have been awesome these past couple of weeks playing with each other while I was working. They spent a lot of time with Daddy when he was home and after being locked in my office for 23 hrs this weekend I have to give them a big round of applause. I'm so looking forward to the summer. The calender is filling up and I can't wait for visitors and vacations. I hope to be more faithful with my updates now that I have my head back on. Thanks for hanging with me and the inquiries as to what happened.

Amazement

2008-04-07T10:01:00.002-04:00

I really wish I could have gotten a better picture of Sienna's face with the look of amazement after seeing an elephant for the very first time.

One things for sure

2008-04-06T22:03:00.002-04:00

Brandon has received some truly wonderful attributes from my husband, his love for music, the outdoors, the water and his rugged good looks being only a few. What he also got was his week stomach. Apparently Brandon won't be helping me clean up cat puke either.

Never Thought

2008-04-02T12:36:00.001-04:00

I've been showering with a snake for 3 days now. I can't wait to take it out so it can shrink to it's original size.

Subir

2008-03-31T09:41:00.002-04:00

Sienna kept saying this the other day and I had no idea why. She said it as she went up the stairs and when she was trying to get into her crib. Finally I asked Brandon and he said "Mom, don't you know that she's saying Climb in Spanish?" Well, no I didn't. Way to go Dora and Diego.

We're off to see the wizard...

2008-03-25T19:45:00.003-04:00

Ice Cream Playdate

2008-03-22T09:40:00.002-04:00

Playdate with great friends! My friend Trish is a brave woman for giving 7 or so kids ice cream cones to run around her house with.

Run Away

2008-03-18T14:53:00.001-04:00

If you see me heading towards a line at a grocery store pick a different one because I ALWAYS pick the slowest line.

Today I got behind one lady, one and boy did she have issues. I was behind her for 15 minutes. First she was waiting for something that they didn't have so we had to wait (check out was complete) until someone came to tell her that they didn't have the item. Ok, then not one but two cards were declined, ugh. Then, she had to go out to her car and get her check book, she came in and continued to TRY to write out a check. After forever she hands the check to the check-out girl who asks for her license, back out to her car to bring in her license. Back in, the girl is writing what ever on her check and the addresses don't match, shit already! Over to a manger where they say no not accepted, back over to the lady who has no other way to pay. At this point I'm starting to feel bad but ready to get the hell out at the same time. After a side talk with the woman and 2 other store personnel they accepted her check and off she went.

I should have picked the other line.

Taking a Walk

2008-03-13T18:21:00.004-04:00

Shaking Head

2008-03-05T22:41:00.002-05:00

Brandon taped the toilet lids together. For what reason I don't know. Apparently he has Bill's sense of humor.

Lots of Wash

2008-03-01T22:48:00.000-05:00

You'll very rarely hear my complain about my children and messes. They're good kids and really for the most part have never made a huge mess until today.

I was on the computer and Sienna was next to me playing Bill's keyboard and singing....super cute. She jumps up and said she had to pee, great. She does very well with this, she goes in and does her thing with minimal help from mom. I get up about 30 or so seconds later to go see about the progress and my bathroom has been decorated in poop. Apparently she didn't realize she had to do "that". It's in the potty (yea) it's on the floor (not so good) and it's now all over her. On her legs, on her clothes and then come to find out all over her hands. I couldn't decide what to clean up first but I did pick Sienna. I was helping her off with her clothes and of course to stabilize herself she holds onto me. So now I'm covered in poop. I seriously have no idea what happened b/c I'm pretty sure she actually made it to the potty!? So, off with her clothes and now off with mine and I throw it in the washer (but didn't start it). This is important for later.

She up we go naked except for brandon and I put them in the bath. Were not off to a good morning but we have it under control now. Clean kids, smell good, all dressed so I go and take my shower. I go into my closet to get dressed and the kids follow me in which is normal. I walked out for maybe 15 seconds and Brandon comes running out with what looks like blood all over his arm and hand. Still not dressed I ask him repeatedly what happened because I thought he was hurt when I realize it's paint. Burnt Siena to be exact, ironic huh. Sienna had found a box that I had paint in, and had it everywhere. I'm pretty sure she thought it was lotion. I wash Brandon up quick and take his clothes off which are now covered in paint. So now were both half naked and Sienna has gone back into her room and is now playing perfectly clean. I go into my closet and there's paint on the carpet and nice Jackson Pollock type streaks on the bottom shelves where my shirts are. A few of the T-shirt I just throw out right away but then I notice that the pile of white shirts (I like white T's of every type and have a stack of them b/c I ware them all the time) are streaked with paint too. I take the stack of them and run down to the washing machine to see if I can get the paint out before it dries. Do you see where I'm going with this? Yes, Poopy clothes in the washer which I take out to now wash my shirts in. Ugh.

So now I have wrestled with poop, paint, cat puke and public toilets today and I'm ready for a break. My days really aren't like this but today, well, I think I'm being tested.

We all have our thing

2008-03-01T13:05:00.001-05:00

I found this on another blog and loved it.

I forgot

2008-02-25T08:54:00.002-05:00

I forgot how many trips to the potty you have to make while potty training...ugh.

Yea!

2008-02-25T08:54:00.000-05:00

I haven't changed a poopy diaper in over a week. We're off to a good start.

My computer comes today, I'm so excited!

I Need More Power

2008-02-18T22:23:00.001-05:00

We ordered a new computer today. I made my husband click the submit order button because I was ready to throw up. The computer is coming at a very good time to get a ton of new work done. My main computer is almost 10 years old and I'm not a fan on working on our laptop. I'm very excited for my new Mac to get here. It took me almost a week to order it, it may take another week for me to actually open the box.

"Oh, What Fun"

2008-02-11T17:44:00.000-05:00

Heard from the back of the car the other night (Yes, it's February):

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Elefun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Elefun fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh

"Brandon, it is not Elefun it's Oh, What fun."

By the way, this is Elefun:

I've been excited all week

2008-02-09T13:19:00.001-05:00

Do you want to know why? I was excited because I was going to go to Wal-Mart this morning without my children. How sad is that. i always run all of my errands with both the kids and it's a little trying at times. Ok, sometimes it's just a circus. So I decided that I was going to take Saturday morning and go shopping by myself so I could look at some of the stuff that one doesn't get to look at with 2 kids in tow. I was there for 2 hours and I looked at all the lotions, potions and make-up. I perused the house-wear section and I did not go near the toy aisle. It was pretty wonderful at first until the other 5000 people that had to get their shopping done got there. I forgot how crazy it gets on a weekend. Anyway, it's the little things that get me excited I guess but all in all I would say that my morning was successful.

Random Pictures

2008-02-08T12:59:00.000-05:00

My Little Beatle

Sienna's new car from MiMi

My Little Beatle

If I had a Hammer

2008-02-07T13:26:00.000-05:00

I would throw it at my neighbor...just kidding. lol

My neighbors are getting a new roof and I'm sure to go insane. It been 5 days now of hammering.

Out with the Black

2008-02-06T19:34:00.000-05:00

My old page hurt my eyes. I'm liking this much better. I would much rather design my own but that would A: take time away from work I get paid for and B: more time to figure out how to do it. Oh well, I'll survive for now I guess.

On a side note: Brandon was driving me nuts today with the endless questions and I started mumbling to myself in the car. We were having lunch and he said, "Mom, you made me mad today." Why I asked. "Because you were talking so I couldn't hear you in the car and that was rude. You should never talk without me hearing you.

Missed Birthdays

2008-02-05T19:46:00.000-05:00

I also missed blogging about BOTH of kids birthdays while I took my little break. I feel like a loser mom for that.

Back in the Saddle Again

2008-02-05T19:41:00.000-05:00

I think I'm going to start to blog again.

My butt is going to be in this office chair for quite some time in the next few months. I had a meeting today with one of my clients and to be honest, I don't know how I'm going to get everything done. I know I'll start to panic soon but I've gotten done before and hopefully I'll be able to do it again and take care of 2 kids. I'm thankful for the work but sometimes when it rains it pours ya know!? I'm lucky that Brandon and Sienna like to play together and most of the time it's without screaming and hitting each other.

Bad Blogger

2008-01-09T16:39:00.000-05:00

Yes, I'm a bad Blogger and I know it.

Chocolate for Christmas

2007-12-21T18:37:00.000-05:00

To those of you sending us food for the holidays, please mark it "food". We came back tonight from dinner (which wasn't the best experience) to find a package ripped to shreds. Upon further examination I found that it was a Hershey Pot of Gold box with nuts, my favorite. So to further ruin my evening since I didn't enjoy much of my dinner I now will NOT be enjoying any chocolate this Christmas either. My dog can sniff out anything that seems even remotely eatable and eat it. You know how they say chocolate is bad for dogs, not mine. She can eat pounds of it at one time and be fine. I guess it was kind of my fault for putting it under the tree but "Damn-it Sadie!"

Toy Shopping

2007-12-03T16:15:00.000-05:00

Brandon was in the toy section of a store yesterday and found a truck he just had to have. "Now Mom, I know my Birthday is coming soon but I really think that I should just take this home with me today and not wait."

Fun in the Snow

2007-11-29T23:22:00.000-05:00

A few pictures from our trip back home last week.

"Sadie Damn-it"

2007-11-13T23:08:00.000-05:00

Tonight we were all just sitting around the living room, Brandon was playing in the giant pile of an over turned toy-box and and Bill and I were sitting and talking while our dog Sadie was laying next to us. Sienna came over and sat down next to Sadie and started to watch tv. She started petting her quite sweetly and saying "Sadie" in her high pitched cute little voice she uses sometimes. So we had our "Aww, isn't that sweet moment" when she started saying her full name, "Sadie Damn-it". She kept repeating it over and over again. Bill and I just kind of looked at each other like did we hear that right? I feel I may be to blame for this, apparently I say "Sadie, Damn-it!" way more then I should. I'm still sticking to the fact that I think she said "Sadie, stop-it."

BTW: her full name is Sadie Marie, not even close.

Blowing his Horn

2007-11-07T12:38:00.000-05:00

Brandon is now the proud semi-owner of my husbands first trumpet. Papa and Grama brought it here on their last visit and his serenades have been everyday since. He's actually pretty good if I must say so myself. He's even helping his little sister to play. My office will never be the same.

Halloween Pictures

2007-11-02T17:32:00.000-04:00

Brandon the Dragon

Sienna the Butterfly

Hayride

2007-11-02T17:27:00.000-04:00

The kids and I went on a hayride to the pumpkin patch last week with our playgroup. Fun was had by all!

Sorry for the Messy Blog!

2007-10-24T21:53:00.000-04:00

My pictures are gone and I'm sad.

Photobucket "assures me that they are doing everything in their power to remedy the situation" but, I haven't seen anything yet.

So, yes I know the blog is lacking in the visual department. I hope to have it back soon.

BTW, Photobucket "sincerely apologizes for this inconvenience". lol

I'm here, really!

2007-10-24T00:48:00.001-04:00

I was talking to my less then web savvy parents tonight. It seems that they decided to check my blog for an update on how we all were since they hadn't heard from me in a few days. I'm very impressed. =;) Love you!

Unfortunately there was no information here on said blog either.

Really, all is well, just very busy. Very busy not doing what I need to do and lots of what doesn't need done. I really have to work on this.

Snakes Alive!

2007-10-24T00:36:00.000-04:00

My son has two of these wooden snakes.

I swear, every time I see it I think it's a real one. I think he leaves it just sticking out of the sofa cushion or poking it's little head from under a table on purpose to scare me. I really don't mind sneaks, I just don't want them in my house. So tonight, he's slithered into my dinning room so I could come across it, in the dark and scare me once again. I hate these snakes.

Red Light, Green Light

2007-10-23T23:46:00.000-04:00

My new vacuum has a red and green light on it. Red means the carpet that your over is still dirty and the green tells you when it's clean. I never enjoyed vacuuming before and now it's just giving me a complex.

So Ya Had a Bad Day?

2007-10-15T14:09:00.000-04:00

Kiss

2007-10-15T13:54:00.001-04:00

For the past few days I have caught Sienna kissing random things. Hello wall, kiss, hello book, kiss. I hope this isn't going to be a problem when she gets older.

Christmas Stress rolling eyes

2007-10-09T22:52:00.000-04:00

I'm starting to stress over Christmas already this year. How sad is that? I promised myself that I was going to take it easy this year and not worry so much about getting EVERYTHING done, but here I am researching gift ideas already.

I was even thinking the other day about having to lug all the decorations down (that have long been covered up by other worthless stuff) and having to decorate. Do you want to know a secret, one of my favorite parts is taking DOWN the decorations and having my house clean and back to normal again. I really do love the holidays, I guess I'm just odd.

Bad job

2007-10-09T22:48:00.000-04:00

I've not been doing a very good job at keeping this up this week and I have to promise myself that I'll get better with it. I'm tired tonight and a random thunder and lightening storm just came through. I really need to finish up some work that I have due for tomorrow but I just get sucked into my computer and then *poof* it's 2 hours later and I never even open up my projects.
*Must learn to prioritize.

It's OK

2007-10-03T22:45:00.000-04:00

I think it's funny how as your kids go through new stages, you as a parent have to change too.
I was talking to my husband tonight on how I have to change my tactics with the kids, Brandon especially, because most of the time it's just not working. He's getting too old for himself. Does that make sense?
He's 3, I have to keep reminding myself of this daily. He's only 3. He acts so much older sometimes that I just forget.
I have to remember that 3 year olds like to act silly and push your buttons.
I have to remember that it's ok for him to be a little timid sometimes and just experience things first.
I have to remember that it's ok for him not to get along with his sister every waking moment.
And, I have to remember that at only 3 years old he is still my baby boy who I love more then life itself.

Shopping with Pajamas

2007-09-30T20:11:00.000-04:00

There was a time where I would have never done this. Now, as I'm growing a little older and I actually stop and think, why not? Tonight I had to run out to pick up something I needed. I had just finished putting the kids in their PJ's when I remembered. I could have re-dressed them and looked presentable or do what I ended up doing and just taking them, cuteness and all. Brandon just had a pair or sweatpants on and a T-shirt so no biggy. Sienna on the other hand had on a purple polka dotted pair of footy pajamas....yes, too cute is she.

So my light bulb moment was this, why should I inconvenience myself by having to wrestle my children (again) to get dressed and then ready for bed (again) because "someone" may look at me out of the side of their head and wonder why my kids are out in the store with their pajamas on?

So there...that's my "ah-ha" moment of the day, I think it was a long time coming.

Today, I Shall Think Different

2007-09-27T23:45:00.000-04:00

Broccoli

2007-09-27T12:52:00.000-04:00

Last night we had Broccoli for dinner. While fixing the kids their plates they actually started fighting over who had more broccoli, this meaning they WANTED more. I must be doing something right.

Nap Time

2007-09-27T12:51:00.000-04:00

Brandon has a tendency to sneak over to my bed and watch tv while he is to be taking a nap. Sleeping in my bed at nap time, fine, watching tv instead of taking a nap, not fine.

So I started taking the remote with me and just laying it at the bottom of the stairs so I remember to take it back up with me at some point. Today, somehow, Brandon managed to open the door, sneak up and down the stairs and retrieve the remote from the steps. All this while I'm literally like 5 feet away.

I heard voices and figured he had just gotten up and turned the tv on manually (imagine that...lol). So I go up stairs and he's sitting there enjoying is cartoons holding onto the remote for dear life. I asked him where he got it and he said that he went down stairs and got it. "You never told me I couldn't go get it Mommy."
Case in point, I must remember to be more specific next time.

I Wanna' go to School!

2007-09-26T16:20:00.000-04:00

I signed Brandon up for an exercise type class at out local rec center and his first class was last week. He did great for the first 15-20 minutes and then it was hit or miss as to if he was participating or not. I didn't feel too bad, there were some other children that had no clue there was even a class going on.

After class was over we started talking about how we are going to pay attention next week (I think even a bribe came up, hehe) and he asked if he could go to his class now. I explained to him that that was his class. He then asked me where the tables and chairs were and his teacher. It's not that kind of class buddy!

So today I remind him about his class and he asked if I could just find him a class with a REAL teacher. "I'm ready to go to school Mom, I'm a big boy now." WAHH! Tears and protest coming from me but I just smile and say "Yes honey, you are a big boy now aren't you." "But your still going to finish this class.....lol"

Dr.'s Office

2007-09-24T13:57:00.000-04:00

Am I really that difficult to talk to? I'm finding it more and more frustrating to talk to doctor's offices. They act like they are going out of their way to help me. Um, isn't this your job? The staff at these places are horrid, awful and mean. Like I woke up this morning to call your office just to piss you off. I need help and you are offering a service. Aghhh. I'm sorry that me having a problem is inconveniencing you from drinking your Starbucks.

Germs

2007-09-18T13:09:00.000-04:00

We went food shopping today and the lady who checked us out was clearly sick. She looked and sounded miserable. So she proceeded to run all my food through the scanner all the while coughing and sneezing all over my stuff. She took several breaks to blow her nose and then of course did not wash or sanitize her hands. I was dying.

So we unloaded the groceries and I was bringing the last few bags in and I found Brandon using his teeth to open his Lunchable that I promised him he could have for lunch. I wonder how much old lady snot was on that one? *sigh*

If your that sick, Please stay home.

WHY?

2007-09-17T23:34:00.001-04:00

We have moved into the "Whys" at our house. "Why Mommy?, Why? Why Momma, Why, Why Why?" I can't begin to tell you about the thousands of endless questions I have been bombarded with over the past 2 weeks or so. At first I thought to myself that maybe it wasn't really the "why" stage just him being more inquisitive, but then it never stopped.

I would say we are officially in a phase. I get so tired of answering them all day long that I find myself counting the hours to nap-time or bedtime, "Isn't that horrible?" I mean seriously, my brain hurts.

I remember when I was first a WAHM, Bill would come home from work and all I would want to do is talk. Talk about my day, talk about the baby, just talk with an adult, and he was like "Shut up already!" Now I really don't want to talk at all, I'm all out of words by the time he gets home and I hope that Brandon turns his "Whys" to him, (Sorry hon!).

Spider-man

2007-09-15T22:10:00.000-04:00

Today was family fun day. It was truly a great community event and we all found fun things to do.

Brandon wanted to get his face painted so bad but he was scared to death. Why, I don't know. He finally let the girl do it and wanted to be Spider-man. I think he's a pretty cute Sprider-man if I must say so myself.

Please note: Red face paint stains kids faces....soooooo, if your planing on painting your little one's face for Halloween, and they are going to be a strawberry or Elmo or something, be prepared for you kid to run around with a stained red face for a few days.

Back to the Game

2007-09-14T22:05:00.000-04:00

I remember going to one of Bill's football games when Brandon was very small (under a year) and thinking will I ever be able to come to another game and actually sit and enjoy it? Fast forward a few years, I took Brandon and Sienna to Daddy's first home game tonight and "sat" on the bleachers and "watched" the game, the band and the cheerleaders. Now don't get me wrong they still acted like a bunch of monkeys but I enjoyed it. It was a different kind of enjoyment that I had a few years ago though. It was a new and better way to watch the game, with my kids, having fun. It was a good night.

Note to Fed-Ex

2007-09-12T21:55:00.001-04:00

You really shouldn't pull right in front of someone's house, get out with a package and then walk across the street. It's enough to drive a girl nuts.

September 11th 2007

2007-09-11T18:09:00.000-04:00

This one's for Papa

2007-09-10T21:44:00.000-04:00

Thought I'd share a pic from this summer. Papa "hooked" the fish but Brandon and Sienna brought most all of them in.

"Santa, are you coming?"

2007-09-09T17:31:00.000-04:00

We closed our pool yesterday (in this heat....what were we thinking??). Anyway, Brandon asked why we were closing it and we told him that it was starting to get cold outside and we showed him the leaves that had fallen into the pool.

He thought for a moment and said, "It snows when it gets cold out right?" "Yes" we told him. "Santa comes when it snows right?" Again, we told him yes. So then in his great 3 year old wisdom he says, "So, were closing the pool, it's getting colder out so it can snow soon. That means Santa can come in one more sleep right?" "No Brandon, I'm afraid it doesn't work like that."

I guess the calendar that I got for Brandon is not working the way I had hoped. We'll have to work on this.

Sienna likes to Echo

2007-09-07T18:41:00.001-04:00

My daughter enjoys hearing her own voice (and what female doesn't?). When we enter stores she always shouts as we enter into a breezeway because her voice will echo and she thinks it's pretty neat.

Tonight we ate a restaurant that use to be an old fire-station. You know, big open space with concrete floors, high ceilings, and brick walls. It's a prefect combination for echoing which she learned very soon after arriving. I do apologize to anyone that may have been there because for the entire time we were there you heard loud shrill shouts of "MOM", "NANNA", "FOOD" and just plain old "AHHHH".

My First Blog

2007-08-30T15:57:00.000-04:00

I have been lurking over other peoples blogs for some time now and figured it might be a good idea to start my own. I'm not sure if I have anything profound to say today, nor will I any day but at least I'm here, right?

The kids are still napping and it's 4 pm. They are never going to sleep tonight and that's not a good thing since my husband is having over lots of guys over tonight to pick their fantasy football team players. Brandon has already said that we can be in his yard and they can be in theirs and he won't "bother" them..lol. Yea right.

I think this is just going to give me another excuse not to get the pile of work that I need to do done. I say that I'm chained to this damn computer and then I go and add this, oh well.

I hear footsteps coming down the stairs so I must go and put my Mommy hat on.